Waage Surname

126,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Iceland

Waage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,6441:3,128282
United States1,0151:357,10231,891
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Iceland2591:1,468246
Denmark871:64,8826,521
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Canada491:751,95159,756
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Austria251:340,61736,996
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Waage (20) may also be a first name.

Waage Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waage Come From? nationality or country of origin

Waage has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waage? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,167th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. The surname Waage is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Waage are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

The last name Waage is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 1,644 people, or 1 in 3,128. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Other than Norway Waage occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Waage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waage has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Waage surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waage last name are 9.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning 440,234 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.84% less than the national average, earning R 154,848 per year; in United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning $39,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajage91154/
Waiage9115/
Wayage9111/
Waadge911/
Waange911/
Wage899,121/
Wahager830/
Wague8020,229/
Wageh8016,171/
Waghe802,643/
Wagey801,903/
Vaage80971/
Wadge80916/
Waege80265/
Baage80255/
Wagie80211/
Waaga80170/
Waige80161/
Wagge80126/
Wauge80116/
Weage8086/
Wajge8070/
Wagea8042/
Waase8040/
Wagee8019/
Wahge8016/
Wagje8010/
Hwage806/
Watge806/
Whage805/
Waagi805/
Waaje803/
Wasge802/
Wayge802/
Wagez801/
Waaze801/
Waageová778/
Wagieh732,290/
Waggeh731,558/
Bajage731,545/
Vajage73773/
Waggie73745/
Bayage73666/
Waeghe73423/
Wagher73264/
Wanghe73236/
Baagøe73172/
Wayase73135/
Weager73110/
Wahaga7385/
Waaser7344/
Weadge7335/
Wayagi7335/
Baatge7328/
Waighe7323/
Waiagi7315/
Vaager7313/
Wauger7312/
Vaaghe7312/
Wuange7310/
Waiege739/
Waghey737/
Wajagi736/
Vahage735/
Waagay735/
Waghee735/
Waghje734/
Vaange734/
Vaagee734/
Baiage734/
Wagihe734/
Waggey733/
Waigue733/
Waiger733/
Wayger733/
Waghie733/
Wang'e733/
Wahase732/
Wagges732/
Waagha732/
Waegeh732/
Waasie732/
Waadje731/
Wagetz731/
Waghed731/
Wahace731/
Wahaje731/
Waiges731/
Wattge731/
Whager731/
Vayage731/
Weagee731/
Wagheu731/
Wayige731/
Wejage731/
Waigez731/
Waghet731/
Waghez731/
Wa'aje731/
Waaseh731/
Waasey731/
Vwange731/
Wajege731/
Waisge731/
Wakger731/
Baadge731/
Baageh731/
Wagech731/
Vwagie731/
Waasei731/
Waazeh731/
Weages730/
Bage6730,351/
Waga6717,208/
Wase6713,494/
Waje679,609/
Wege675,497/
Waza674,197/
Wagi673,627/
Vage672,478/
Wagy67848/
Woge67841/
Waaijer67736/
Waze67582/
Wige67158/
Wöge6751/
Vhajage6724/
Wäge6721/
Vwaghie6721/
Waaseth6713/
Wheager6712/
Woujage6711/
Wagj679/
Wehager674/
Wageehi674/
Waugher673/
Wagé673/
Vahaghe672/
Uage672/
Wangeyi672/
Wahagui672/
Wanghei672/
Wahgeeh671/
Wanggey671/
Vahange671/
Waiguer671/
Whahaga671/
Wagè671/
Wahaaze671/
Waadjhe671/
Wainghe671/
Vayager671/
Wajegie671/
Wasgues671/
Waaseer671/
Vaagoey671/
Waughie670/
Weagher670/
Weihage670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waage
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